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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01534500 LACKAWANNA RIVER AT ARCHBALD, PA
LOCATION - Lat 41°30'16", long 75°32'33" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Lackawanna County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02050107, on right bank along County Road in Archbald, and 0.5 mi upstream from White Oak Run and Gilmartin Street bridge.
DRAINAGE AREA - 108 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1939 to current year. Prior to February 1940 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1302.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 888.66 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (from benchmark). Prior to March 13, 2024, the datum of gage was reported as 889.33 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite and cellular telemetry at station.
COOPERATION - Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps Baltimore District, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS - Regulation at low flow by mine pumps upstream from station. Flow regulated since December 1959 by Stillwater Dam (station 01534180) about 17 mi upstream and since 1970 by Aylesworth Lake (station 01534490) about 1.4 mi upstream. Records are good except those for estimated discharge, which are poor.
